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Four-Corner Villa Captures Views with a Simple Spiral Shape

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:00 AM PST

[ Filed under Contemporary & in the Architecture category ]

The plan is at the heart of this elegantly elemental forest home set with a light touch (atop elevated footings) on an island in Finland.

The layout thrusts residents back out in four different directions, taking focus off the smallness of the space and emphasizing its intentional lack of center.

Designed by Avanto Architects (images by Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield), the secondary functions (for it also omits core uses) of the retreat each exist on one arm of a four-pronged spiral.

Outside, dark stain makes it blend with the landscape, except for soft squares of light at the terminus of each arm. Inside, bright white walls make the spaces inviting, lively and open.

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Dissected Designs: Puzzle-Piece Furniture Shows Off Parts

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST

[ Filed under More & in the Installation Art category ]

Like an anatomy lesson played out with inanimate objects, this museum exhibit bridges that fine gap between art and design.

Bulgarian artist Konstantin Achkov is intentional in his choice of displays, creating patterns that can be appreciated as stand-alone pieces but that also challenge the viewer to try and mentally assemble them into a greater whole.

Each dark furniture object is matched with light elements on a dark board – if anything, one might wish that they were not set right next to each other, so that visitors to the gallery might have to guess which flat works matched which physical objects.